Pre-Meeting Reports

FAMA FALL 2013 Tampa, Florida

BYLAWS COMMITTEE

BYLAWS COMMITTEE

• COMMITTEE MEMBERS JERRY HALPIN- CHAIR

JEFF HUNKE, CO-CHAIR

BYLAWS COMMITTEE REPORT

• COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES Monitor bylaws for conformance with

association policies and practices Advise board and membership as required Act on board requests for potential

interpretation, amendment, and application of bylaws

BYLAWS COMMITTEE REPORT

• INITIATIVES REVIEW FOR 2013

Reviewed  executive  assistant’s  section oCompleted for spring meeting

Reviewed bylaws for potential amendments oNo recommendations at the time

BYLAWS COMMITTEE REPORT

• COMMITTEE SUCCESSION PLAN

New chair selected and in place

Committee search for additional members ongoing

Education Committee

Education Committee Members

• Jeff Hupke, Chair • Curt Ignacio • Scott Edens • Rebecca Schenk • Russell Chick

Activity Update #1

• 2013 Phillip L Turner Scholarship awarded – Maria Theodori selected – Seven Applicants (all from University of

Maryland) – Press release went out to the industry

publications and will be in the FAMA Flyer

Activity Update #2

• 2013 Surveys reviewed and changes discussed – 2013 FAMA/FEMSA Member Survey

• Will  add  question  “What  percentage  of  your  business  is  related  to  the  emergency  market?”

Activity Update #2 (cont.)

• 2013 Surveys reviewed and changes discussed – 2013 FAMA/FEMSA Industry Survey

• Minor changes in question numbering to place in more appropriate order

• Elaborating on government grant section • Explore  ideas  for  “rotating  topic”  questions

Governmental Affairs Committee

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (GAC) MEMBERS

• Lee Morris & John Granby, Co-Chairs • Bill Lawson • John W. McNulty,lll • Mike Natchipolsky • Craig Sharman • Ken Creese • Stewart McMillan • Steve Stein • Rod Carringer • Tim Dean

GAC Support

• Gabe Steinbach - Communications • Richard Boyes - CGC Liaison • Dave Durstine - FAMA Board Liaison • Dave Gatton – Washington Consultant

2013 Activity

• Hill Day – CFSI combination – 75 meetings, 33 attendees representing 28 companies participated

• Home Days – February: Kentucky & Ohio – June: Illinois – August: Connecticut & Minnesota

• Alliance Lunch – October 3 • Ongoing meetings with members, staff and

committee members • GAC alerts and newsletter to all members • Fire Act Reauthorized

2014 Legislative Agenda

• Advocate for continued funding of 2014 AFG. – House passed level of $340 million – Senate Appropriations Committee reported

$337.5 million • DHS Reauthorization • State/Federal fire truck weight laws

(FAMA)

2014 Goals

• Continue to promote our core initiatives ─  Full  Funding  for  the  Fire  Act ─  Full  funding  for  the  U.S.  Fire  Administration

• Greater member participation ─  Hill  Day/CFSI ─  Home  Days

• More targeted communications and timely information

GAC tasks to Members

• This is a Relationship Business!! • Call your Congressional Offices

─  Fire  Act  Funding  Update ─  Election  Outlook

• Call Before and After Election Day • Report Back to GAC

Long Range Planning Committee

Long Range Planning 2013 Recommended Objectives

Strengthen FAMA support to ER Alliance at Federal level

Statistics – Timely results / Educate Membership / Revenue data

Improve FAMA significance with NFPA (membership / technical committee involvement)

Master communication schedule – stay on top of technical, meeting planning, GAC events and updates (Marketing, Education)

Meeting Planning – strengthen committee involvement / stronger role in planning

Organization review – mission, committees structure and support, succession planning

Revenue focus - Sponsorships, membership, fees, advertising (e-blast / website)

• 2014 Recommended Objectives

Long Range Planning

Annual white paper (increase federal funding)

Outside statistics (Macro environmental)

Closer relationship with FEMSA

Plan to engage FAMA member principles – enhance quality and quantity of participation

Study  on  “consolidation  of  services”    including  outsourcing

Process for sponsorships

Emission changes (Awareness/Response)

INTERSCHUTZ 2015 (Planning)

Long Range Planning • 2015 Recommended Objectives

Vulnerability Assessment Project

Strategic Partnering with other organizations

FAMA relationship with First Responders

FAMA Relationship with FEMSA

Investigate creation of a manufacturing LLC umbrella organization with FAMA, FEMSA, ambulance and all other related manufacturers as sub-sets – bigger voice with Washington and NFPA as well as better statistics and industry information

Revenue Growth to keep up with new initiatives

Marketing/Internet Committee

Update on Committee Members

• Andrew Lingel (Chair) • Callan Jarabek (Co-chair) • Neil Chaney (Co-chair) • Eric Combs • Randy Fuss • Ron Truhler • John Weber

Scorecard 2013 SCORECARD: 2013 Marketing/Internet Committee Expected Budget Report Dates/ On-Target Notes

Completion Status Yes/No

Initiatives Date

Confirm Committee Budget Needs for 2013 1/1/2013 $19,450 Completed Yes

Participate in Board/Committees Conference Call 1/16/2013 Completed yes

FAMA Truck Static Decals 1/31/2013 $1,000 Completed yes

FAMA Member Placards 1/31/2013 $1,000 Completed yes

FDIC / FAMA Sponsorship (content) 1/31/2013 $7,500 Completed yes

Website 3/31/2013 On going yes 1

Follow up on website advertising 6

Periodic website review/updates (banners, content) 7

Develop FAMA (1p) Overview 5

Update FAMA Brochure 10/1/2013 $2,500 2

Shared Survey with FEMSA (award) 9/30/2013 $3,150

Promote FAMA member usage of FAMA member logo 4

on websites and in company marketing

Develop Press Releases/Master Schedule On Going 3

Assist Committees to develop timely releases

2-wk reminder notices/follow-up

Ensure proper messaging and graphics

Board approval of all releases (via Karen)

Newsletter (3x/y)

Assist with theme/content

Mission, Objectives, Policies & Procedures (MOPPs)

Annual review; submit any recommended changes to

the Board for approval (via Karen)

SCORECARD SUBMITTED DATE: 9/3/2013

Top Objectives • We have set up regular monthly meetings • Develop a 2014 Press Release Schedule

– Keep up-to-date on the PR Schedule for the rest of 2013

• Plan to update our literature both a 1 page overview of FAMA and a New brochure

• We will look at updating the website to make sure the information is correct and it is functional.

• We will also look at increasing the members promoting FAMA.

FAMA Links on Websites • For example we will try to increase the

number of FAMA links on members websites

• Currently only 19 member of the 125 have a FAMA link

• 15.2% • Once we get caught up on current projects we

will take a look at our Mission, Objectives, Policies & Procedures (MOPPs) and see if we can recommend any changes.

Meeting Planning

Committee Members

• Kent Tyler – Chairman • Grady North – Co-Chair • Bruce Whitehouse – Board Liaison • Bob Grimaldi – Site Coordinator The mission of the Meeting Planning Committee shall be to

strengthen the FAMA organization, enhance FAMA's service to its membership and the industry, and further the goals and objectives of FAMA through coordinating the planning and implementation of the semi-annual meetings.

Fall Meeting Statistics Location Year People Nights Fees Ladies Companies

Nashville TN 2004 178 378 $ 175 19 96

San Antonio TX 2005 180 395 $ 175 38 89

Washington DC 2006 174 349 $ 175 25 94

Tucson AZ 2007 186 378 $ 200 51 86

Tucson AZ 2008 189 401 $ 200 38 87

Washington DC 2009 159 310 $ 200 17 91

San Antonio TX 2010 168 400 $ 250 29 95

Washington DC 2011 146 367 $ 250 9 98

Glendale AZ 2012 191 456 $ 250 20 109

Tampa FL 2013 197 490 $ 250 21 115

Fall Meeting Trends

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Fall Meeting Trends

2014 Spring Meeting March 15-18

• Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Orlando, FL

Hospitality Area

Downtown Disney

2014 Fall Meeting October 8-10

• Marriott Plaza – San Antonio, TX

Hospitality Room

Famous River Walk

2015 Spring Meeting March 21-24

• Casa Monica – St. Augustine, FL

Visit Old City

Historic Hotel

2015 Fall Meeting October 7-9

• Marriott Renaissance – Baltimore, MD

Inner Harbor

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Committee Members

• Co-Chair - Gregg Geske, Waterous • Co-Chair - Tim VanFleet, Akron Brass Co. • Larry Dodson, Allison Transmission • David Rutterman, Eagle Compressors, Inc. • Rick Suche, Ft. Garry Fire Trucks • Jerry Merges, Riverside / VisionMark • Mike Bowman, Spartan Chassis • Scott Edens, Fouts Brothers – Board Liaison

Welcome New Members 2013

• APR Plastics Fabricating Inc.(2/13) • USSC Group – Valor Seats (5/13) • Austin Hardware and Supply (7/13) Pending Applications: • Fire Trucks Unlimited –

Guest: Brian Reyburn • Protect-O-Burn –

Pending Unit Shipment

TOP PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS

• CSI Emergency Apparatus ** • Innovative Controls ** • HUB Fire Engines & Equipment • Midwest Fire ** • Precision Fire Apparatus ** ** Contacted w/Hi Probability of Joining

Committee Objective 2013

• Grow Membership 5%

• Develop Membership Retention Plan

• Engage Member Company Participation

• Mentor Program(new members) – Identify Contact from Committee or Members to take Lead

• Engage Committee – Copy on the TOP Prospective Members (Distribute List) – Take  “5”  to  Talk  About  FAMA  (Ongoing)

• Retention Pan – Board Input : Participation. Survey the Members??

OPEN Action Items

Nominating Committee

Nominating Committee 2013 Committee

• Peter Darley, Chair

• Grady North, Co-Chair

• Greg Kozey, Board Liaison

Nominating Committee's recommended slate of nominees for 2014 FAMA Board

Position • President • Vice President • Treasurer • Secretary • Past President • Sr. Director-at-Large • Jr. Director-at-Large

Member • Bruce Whitehouse • Phil Grace • David Durstine • Scott Edens • Harold Boer • Steve Toren • Curt Ignacio

Statistics Committee Committee Members Jack McLoughlin, Chair Don Fishel, Co-Chair Phil Gerace, Board Liaison Harold Boer, Still Our Muscle-man Chris Crowel, Member Nick Langerock, Member

Statistics Committee

2nd Quarter Stats ● As of Aug 26th we have 28 respondents out of 37 who have completed 2nd quarter statistics.

Statistics Committee

We need more participants!

● We discussed the importance of gaining more participants for statistics.

● Currently we have 37 apparatus builders

● These include all the major apparatus manufacturers, but we would like to see more small builders reporting.

Statistics Committee

Leading Indicators

● Fire Apparatus shipments seem to be correlated to total construction. Construction related indicators:

● New housing permits

● Vacancy rates

● AIA work-on-the-boards survey

● Private vs Public construction

Statistics Committee

Leading Indicators

● The number of firefighters and fire stations should be looked at as possible indicators.

● Public Safety Source might be a good source for this investigation.

Statistics Committee

Rhein Report on 2014 economy

● US housing starts is a traditional leading indicator for NAFTA diesel engine production.

● 9 month lead to production

● Current forecast is ahead of 2013 but leveling off.

Book to Build Ratio

2007 through 1st Qtr 2013

> 1.0 = sell faster than ship

Statistics Committee Overseas sales ● The ratio of domestic to overseas sales has changed with more foreign sales being made.

FAMA Technical Committee

Technical Committee

Co-Chairs Roger Lackore Damon Lewis

Aerial/Quint ARFF Ambulance Jim Salmi Grady North Steve Rowland Jeff Aiken Marty Huffman Mike Franckowiak

Body Chassis Electrical Bill Proft Tim Johnson John Doperalski Mike Lemieux Wes Chestnut Peter Luhrs

Foam Pumps & Plumbing Tech Ed Gregg Geske Doug Miller Dan Veselsky Mike Dupay Chad Trinkner Lisa Barwick

Technical Committee 2013 Accomplishments

• Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Magazine Articles

• Increased use of Basecamp – Training completed at FDIC – Acceptance increasing.

• Whitepaper Organization on Website • DPF/SCR Guidance Document

Technical Committee 2014 Initiatives

• NFPA 1901/1906 Participation • Fire Apparatus Safety Manual • Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment

Magazine Articles • Common NHTSA Recall Policy • EPA Future Regulations Engagement • Fire Pump Selection Guide • FDSOA Apparatus Symposium

NFPA 1901/1906 Highlights

• FAMA Representatives – Member: David Durstine – Alternate: Mike Schoenberger

• Tasks groups meeting via conf calls • First full committee meeting Sept 9 – 12,

2013 San Diego, CA

NFPA 414

• FAMA Representatives – Member: Mary Huffman – Alternate: Paul Powell - Rosenbauer

NFPA 1500

• FAMA Representatives – Member: Roger Lackore (applied) – Alternate: OPEN

• Fire service–related occupational safety and health program.

• Current edition 2013 • 2017 Revision Cycle • Begin next revision cycle work in 2015

Fire Apparatus Safety Manual

• DRAFT Posted on Basecamp for Committee Review

• Need plan for publishing and distribution

Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment

Magazine Articles Aug ARFF Topic – Troy Padgett Sep VDR Success Story – Dave Durstine Oct Ambulance Topic – Steve Rowland Nov 2014 Engines – Dave Drehobl Dec Fire Service Forecast – Paul Darley Jan Safe Apparatus Access Methods – Lackore Feb Rescue Mar Aerials Apr Apparatus Components May Fire Suppression Moving Water

Need Authors

and Ideas

NHTSA Fire Apparatus Recall Policy

• Problem: – NHTSA does not provide clear guidance on what

aspects of vocational trucks should be subject to recall.

– Fire apparatus manufacturers are inconsistent in their approach.

• Solution – FAMA can create an interpretation that we call all

follow to provide consistency and establish precedent.

EPA Future Regulations Engagement

• Problem: – EPA is considering further Greenhouse Gas and Fuel

Economy regulations beyond 2017 • Solution

– FAMA needs to engage with EPA now so that their proposed regulations consider the needs of fire apparatus.

TC024 Pump Selection Guide - White Paper • Educational Guide

• Describe in general terms • Pump drive methods • Pump locations • Pump capacity ratings • Governor types • Foam systems

• May include basic diagrams • Reference NFPA Standards • Post to FAMA Public Resource web page • Potential Target Audience

• End users • Dealer sales representatives

• Target completion date • 2nd quarter 2014

• FAMA Tech Committee/Pump & Plumbing Subcommittee Chairs • Doug Miller, Task Force Tips drm@tft.com • Chad Trinkner, Pierce Mfg. ctrinkner@piercemfg.com

• Contact Doug to participate via Basecamp

Support FDSOA Apparatus Symposium

• FAMA Tech Committee members met with FDSOA officials to plan FDSOA 2014

• A draft schedule of presentations has been developed

• FAMA provides Recommendations – it is still an FDSOA controlled event.

• Jan 19 – 22, 2014 Orlando

FAMA Supported Presentations

AS0001 Ambulance Cot Mounting and Equipment StorageJim Green (NIOSH)Steve Rowland (Ferno)David Cole (Horton)

All these speakers have agreed to present.

AS0002Allison Transmission Features, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting

Rebecca Schenk (Allison)Service Tech (Allison)

AS0003 2014 Engine Changes to Meet EPA RegulationsDrehobl (Cummins)Jim Ham (Navistar)Brian Chaput (Daimler)

All these speakers have agreed to present.

AS0004 Apparatus Seating and Occupant RestraintsJim Chinni (IMMI)Jeff Krueger (USSC)Jeremy Andringa (Pierce)

All these speakers have agreed to present.

AS0005 How do you hold your hose?Jason Witmer (KME)Tim Johnson (Rosenbauer)

Lackore needs to contact these speakers.

AS0006 Vehicle  Data  Recorder  –  The  Fire  Chief’s  FriendDave Durstine (Akron)VDR User (???)

Durstine needs to find a second speaker

AS0010 Ambulance Interior Climate ControlChad Newsome (PL Custom)HVAC manufacturer

Chad agreed to present. Lackore needs to find an HVAC supplier.

AS0011 Engine DPF and SCR GuidanceDave Drehobl (Cummins)Apparatus Mfgr

Cummins agreed to present. Lackore needs to find and apparatus manufacturer.

FAMA Supported Presentations

AS0012 Ambulance Suspension SystemsAmbulance Mfgr (AEV)Greg Apel (Link Manufacturing)

Greg agreed to speak. Lackore needs to identify the right person from AEV to co-present.

AS0013 Pitfalls of Avoiding Apparatus Inspections??? (UL)Detroit or NYFD

Lackore needs to contact UL. Petroff needs to nail down a FD speaker.

AS0015 Foam CAFs High PressureNeal Brooks (Darley)Tom Mettler (Waterous)

Both waterous and Darley have agreed to present. The names may change but these contacts are good. Grady North needs to create a presentation outline

AS0017 corrosion/paint Lou Milanovich (PPG ind coatings)Lou agreed to present. Grady North needs to create a presentation outline.

AS0018 chassis custom vs. commercial DurstineDurstine needs to create a presentation outline.

AS0022 App Innovations Wilbur/Shand

Grady needs to write up a course description. Lackore spoke with Wilbur and Shand at FDIC. They seemed agreeable to a presentation of some sort.

Technical Committee 2013 Fall Tech Meeting

Special to Thanks our Meeting Sponsors

Technical Committee 2014 Spring Tech Meeting

Thursday April 10th, 2014 (Morning) OR

Friday April 11th, 2014 (Morning)

FDIC, Indianapolis Convention Center Indianapolis, IN

Looking for co-sponsors for this meeting.

TRADESHOW COMMITTEE

• Committee Members – Brian Cassell – Alissa McGlone – Kim Morrow

TRADESHOW COMMITTEE

• 2014 Fire Service Events Calendar TRADESHOW COMMITTEE

2013 Tradeshow Attendance • Firehouse World 3,559(a)/1,339(e) • FDIC 24,795(a)/5,291(e) • PA Fire Expo 14,900(a)/2,647(e) • NY State Chiefs 12,016(a)/2,265(e) • Firehouse Expo 7,760(a)/1,358(e) • FRI 6,695(a)/2,514(e)

TRADESHOW COMMITTEE

TRADESHOW COMMITTEE FRI Future Locations • 2014 Dallas, TX 8/13-8/16 • 2015 Atlanta, GA 8/26-8/29 • 2016 San Antonio, TX 8/17-8/20 • 2017 Charlotte, NC 7/26-7/29 • 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 8/22-8/25 • 2019 Atlanta, GA 8/7-8/10 • 2020 Phoenix, AZ 8/19-8/22 • 2021 Charlotte, NC 7/28-7/31

TRADESHOW COMMITTEE